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Welcome to the Storage Management Blog, where you can read the perspectives from storage management experts. This Blog provides insights into the storage management solution, as well as technical details about specific IBM products.

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IBM SONAS system is a true scalable solution for todays enterprise file-based workloads and can be fully integrated with Tivoli Storage Manager Server. Tivoli Backup Archive client comes as preinstalled software with SONAS and data is reliably backed up directly to the external. This document would help you to configure TSM HSM Configuration on SONAS. ( https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/869bac74-5fc2-4b94-81a2-6153890e029a/resource/IBMTSMandSONAS.pdf )

IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center EAP Program Announcement The TPC GUI Development wants your Feedback The TPC development team invites you to join our Early Access Program. This is a regularly-scheduled conference call where you can voice your opinions on all sorts of matters related to the new GUI; everything from look and feel of page layouts to function/feature prioritization. Your opinions really matter to us; and have a dramatic effect on the outcome -- during the TPC 5.1 EAP cycle we captured 114 concrete requirements. Of... [More]

LBGM(Low Bandwidth Global Mirror) is the latest technology which comes with IBM SVC v6.3, where asynchronous replication from DC to DR with SVC/V7000 can be setup with less bandwidth, prior to v6.3 the regular Global Mirror was very much sensitive to available bandwidth, where we can't tweak the RPO(directly/indirectly). With Global Mirror with Change Volume(LBGW), SVC/V7000 uses an internal Flash Copy for the Global Mirror replication. This paper, would help you to understand the internals of LBGW/Global Mirror with Change Volume, design and... [More]

I thought it was time share more about the progress being made on the
IBM Support portal and how it can serve you better. 2011 brought many
changes to improve our response to your IBM product support needs, and
2012 will continue that momentum. As we plan for these changes, its
important to share that your input, leads the priority on what changes
or improvements are invested in. There are a couple of ways, that this
can be simply done. One is located directly on the overview page for
the IBM Support Portal, on the right... [More]

If a base snapshot is deleted, the SnapDiff function of the IBM Tivoli Storage
Manager (TSM) client on Windows, AIX, and Linux can miss backups or delete a
previous snapshot. Fixes are available. See here: http://ibm.co/LLLiCp

Gain Visibility, Control and Automation across your organization and infrastructure boundaries. Are you looking to increase your personal skills in the Service Management arena? Are a responsible for a team of Tivoli professionals who need to delve deeper into the products? Would you or your team benefit from learning deep technical skills from real experts in their fields? Then the EMEA Tivoli & Security Technical Conference 2012 is just what you need!
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Welcome to the Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) technical support
information update. This communication is designed to help you derive
maximum value from your TSM software by providing the most up-to-date
technical information, answers to frequently asked questions, and links
to other key information. Please take a moment to read through the
materials provided below. We are confident that you will find these
resources helpful and informative. Click here to find this month's edition

Welcome to the Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack technical support
information update. This communication is designed to help you derive
maximum value from your TSM FastBack software by providing the most
up-to-date technical information, answers to frequently asked questions,
and links to other key information. Please take a moment to read
through the materials provided below. We are confident that you will
find these resources helpful and informative. Click here to see this month's edition

Welcome to IBM Customer Support for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
Suite technical support information update.. This communication is
designed to help you derive maximum value from your TPC Suite software
by providing you with helpful e-Support technical information, answers
to frequently asked questions, and links to other key information.
Please take a moment to read through the materials provided below. We
are confident that you will find these resources helpful and
informative. Click here to see this month's edition